PARIS: Visitors pressed against the Louvre’s iron gates on Monday, peering through bars locked after thieves pulled off a daylight jewel heist inside the world-famous museum the day before.
Would-be museum-goers queued outside the famed tourist attraction, a day after robbers stole precious jewelry and fled on scooters.
But the mood soured when the museum announced it would stay closed for a second day.
The Louvre, along with the Eiffel Tower, ranks among the French capital’s must-see attractions, drawing nearly 9 million visitors last year.
“It’s my birthday, it was my gift, and I’ve wanted to come for several years, so I’m a bit upset,” Elisa Valentino, a 31-year-old visiting from Italy said.
